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Box 14

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Contains 16 Results:

James Buchanan letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1858 June 21

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from President Buchanan to Kane saying he will see him Monday morning, dated June 21, 1858.

Dates: 1858 June 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Elizabeth W. Cumming letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1858 June 25

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from the wife of Governor Alfred Cumming; encloses an attack on her husband from the newspapers; details events relating to the Utah Expedition. Dated June 25, 1858.

Dates: 1858 June 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

John M. Bernhisel letter to Robert P. Kane, 1858 June 29

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter recounting some of the humanitarian and political favors Kane had performed on behalf of the Mormons.

Dates: 1858 June 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Elizabeth Wood Kane to Jeremiah S. Black, 1858 July 3

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter dictated by Thomas L. Kane to send to Brigham Young via Judge Black, dated July 3, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Thomas L. Kane letter to Brigham Young, 1858 July 5

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter and draft written by Elizabeth Wood Kane advising Young in matter concerning the Utah Expedition. Dated July 5, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Jeremiah S. Black letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1858 July 7

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from Judge Black saying he needs to consult with the President before fully replying to her note. Dated July 7, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Eli K. Price letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1858 July 8

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter to Kane desiring him to write a narrative of everything he experienced. Dated July 8, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Thomas L. Kane letter to Eli K. Price, 1858 July 16

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Letter and draft stating he had originally hoped to come back and return to a life of obscurity; declines the invitation to discuss the Utah situation at least for the present time. Dated July 16, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Thomas L. Kane letter to James Buchanan, 1858 July 20

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Copy of letter explaining false reports by the newspapers; plans on retreating to the mountains of Elk Co. Dated July 20, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

Thomas L. Kane letter, 1858 July 20

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 18
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Letter from Kane asking under what authority "the Press" printed that he would "state his case to the people." cencerning his involvement in Utah, dated July 20, 1858.

Dates: 1858 July 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane papers on Utah Expedition

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